The Labour Party, he said, had disintegrated into warring factions. (Cambridge Dictionary)
The three warring factions signed a ceasefire agreement in November, which held through December and January 1991, and in December agreed plans to set up their own interim government. (BNCI)
Despite this development, the struggle between the two previously warring factions has continued, the original republicans developing a populist, nationalist party, and the former treaty party developing a concern with law and order, and moderation on the national question. (BNCI)